I have another quintet of Notoriously Morbid eyeshadows to share with you today! I've been slogging my way through reorganising a tonne of stuff around here and with a tidier working area, the writer's block is slowly loosening its grip. What do you do to shift writer's block?

Packaging:

Notoriously Morbid have plenty of eyeshadow sizing options to suit everyone's preferences and budget. The mini-size ($2.75USD) has approx. 1/3 tsp of product in a 3g jar, the full size ($5.50USD) has approx. 1/2 to 3/4 tsp of product in a 5g jar and the deluxe size ($7.50USD) has approx. 1 to 1 1/4 tsp of product in a 10g jar. Personally, I always opt for the mini size, except where full size is the only option, as it's rare for me to finish an eyeshadow!

Formula overview:

I really enjoy Notoriously Morbid's eyeshadow formula. They're easy to work with, blend well, and are often completely unique to what's being put out by mainstream brands. Some shades, especially the more glittery ones perform best over a sticky base but can certainly be used on their own.

Swatch notes:

All eyeshadow swatches in this post are done two ways: applied on bare skin on the left-hand side and over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, a sticky eyeshadow base which maximises colour intensity and sparkle, on the right. This is so you can see how they perform both ways. I take all of my photos with daylight bulbs for colour accuracy.

Lizard Man

When you think of swamps your first thoughts may gravitate towards Florida or Louisiana. South Carolina also has them and the Lizard Man. Numerous sightings of this 7 feet tall, 3 toed, 3 fingered, green-scaled reptile have been reported since 1988.

Lizard Man (permanent, vegan) is described as 'a brown base with a travelling shift of orange, pink, and golden green'. I adore this! It's packed with duochrome goodness and it's very pigmented - Lizard Man doesn't need a base to shine! It's part of the State of Fear permanent collection so you can pick it up any time.

Mother & Earth

Mother & Earth (discontinued, vegan) is a rich earthy dark brown with gold sparkles. It was part of past Vanishing Cabinet inspired by The Craft, I believe, and became part of the permanent line for a time before being discontinued and later revived in the Calling Corners collections. My version is from its time in the permanent collection; the Calling Corners resurrection was available as a semi-loose pigment (a formula change which usually makes colours darker and more sparkly than their original) or in the Calling Corners pressed palette. Whichever version you come across in your wanderings, I recommend it. The base is matte enough to use on the crease, while the sparkle is readily coaxed out with a patting motion or a sticky base.

Here, I used Demented on the inner third of lower lashline, Lizard Man on lid and lower lashline, Mother & Earth (original release) on outer V and to darken outer third of lower lashline, Osteomancy highlighter on inner corner, So Goes My Nation on browbone, He's Going Through Changes for transition. The lashes are Ebay faux mink in the style A19.

Pay What Is Owed

Pay What Is Owed (discontinued, vegan) is a shimmering chartreuse with blue sparkles. It was part of the Seelie Court collection which was discontinued a while ago - wish I'd bought a back up! It has a semi-sheer base which makes it super versatile as the blue sparkles twinkle merrily away with or without a base. I've been using it for the inner corner for this reason although I really want to use it in a look where it's the star. Fingers crossed Carrie brings this back one day.

Welcome to Vinnland

Welcome to Vinnland (permanent, vegan) is desribed as 'a semi-matte dark green that borders on going black. Still packed with light green sparkles.' Oh, this one is amazing. It takes a bit of a backseat to the pink duochrome going on in Stoic in the look below but you can still see some of the sparkles peeking through. As with Mother & Earth, the base is matte enough to make it very versatile. I need to use this again ASAP.

For this look, I've used Stoic on the inner half of the lid and lower lashline,Welcome to Vinnland on the outer half of the lid and lower lashline, Pay What Is Owed dabbed over the inner third of the lid, Osteomancy highlighter on the inner corner, WWBD for the transition, Mayor Monster on the crease and It's the White Hats for the browbone. The lashes are from Ebay in the style A15.

Silent Samurai

Silent Samurai (discontinued, not vegan) is a medium purple with blue shimmer and pink and blue sparkles. It looks like foil over a sticky base! I'm not usually one for blue tones but this is just magnificent. It was originally from a past Vanishing Cabinet, from what I recall, but made a temporary return as a resurrected shade. It was really easy to work with.

For this look, I've used Glorious Honor on the inner half of the lid, Always Your Girl on the crease, Class Protector to blend out, She's Got Gidget Hair for the transition, Crybaby on the inner corner, Rayne Brings Ripper on the lower lashline and Silent Samurai on the outer half of the lid. The faux mink lashes are from Ebay in the style A10.